Re: Why am I still in pain?

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Dartos

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Dec 22, 2009, 5:03:07 PM12/22/09

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When I was in dental school ('75-'79) the advice in the clinic
was that 'hero-dontics' should be avoided.

Endo, crown lenthening, post build-up, and a crown is a whole
lot of work to *try* to save one tooth.

Many times the money would be better spent on a bridge or implant.

JME,
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> Should I just be patient? I was supposed to get the perm. crown yesterday, but
> pushed it back a week. Should I not have it placed until I have no more pain?
> How can I be having such pain, when the nerve was removed by the RCT? Or does
> this mean I've just wasted a lot of money that I didn't have, for a tooth I'm
> gonna have to lose? Should I ask that the temp be removed to see if it's the
> temp causing the pain?
>
> Thanks for any guidance.
>

Amatus Cremona

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Jan 4, 2010, 9:06:58 PM1/4/10

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Almost all of the time

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used2be

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Jan 25, 2010, 9:29:04 PM1/25/10

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On 12/22/2009 2:03 PM, Dartos wrote:
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> When I was in dental school ('75-'79) the advice in the clinic
> was that 'hero-dontics' should be avoided.

yeah but another thing they should have told you is that maintaining
natural tooth structure - even if it's just the root - is always
preferable to installing man-made material.

they probably just told you to avoid endo because general dentists tend
to not be all that great at them, since they don't really do them very
often. but the answer (obviously) is to send patients down the street
to an endodontist, who will be much more experienced since he does that
sort of work all day every day and will therefore achieve greater rates
of success.

> Endo, crown lenthening, post build-up, and a crown is a whole
> lot of work to *try* to save one tooth.
>
> Many times the money would be better spent on a bridge or implant.

bridge is far more expensive

implant is more expensive and involves more appointments

the main benefit of an implant is that it should last 30-40 years,
whereas the others are only expected to last about 15 years or so on average

endo + buildup + crown = $2500
ins covers $1250, you pay $1250
three appointments (endo, impression, crown)

extraction + bridge (three or more crowns) = $4700
ins covers $1250, you pay $3450
two appointments (extraction, shaping and impressions; crowns)

extraction + implant + abutment + crown = $3700*
ins covers $1250, you pay $2550
four appointments (extraction and implant, implant check and abutment
placement, impression, crown)
*plus the panoramic xray ($150) plus 3-4 scripts for pills and special
mouthwash and stuff... so tack on another $200 or so = $3900

Amatus Cremona

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Jan 25, 2010, 10:13:05 PM1/25/10

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Once you add surgical crown lengthening to the mix, you often have a
situation that will only last 2-4 years -- at best. At the least, you end
up with the adjacent teeth having exposed roots -- sensitive or unsightly.

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